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In 2016, 39% of children aged 12 or below in the European Union (EU) received formal childcare services, with 29% paying full or reduced price and 10% using cost free services. The uptake of paid services is similar in urban, suburban and rural areas (about one third of children received paid... more

In December 2017 compared with November 2017, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector increased by 0.1% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.6% in the EU28, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In November 2017, production in... more

The first estimate for euro area (EA19) exports of goods to the rest of the world in December 2017 was €180.7 billion, an increase of 1.0% compared with December 2016 (€179.0 bn). Imports from the rest of the world stood at €155.3 bn, a rise of 2.5% compared with December 2016 (€151.4 bn). As a... more

Seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 0.6% in both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28 during the fourth quarter of 2017, compared with the previous quarter, according to a flash estimate published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the third quarter of 2017, GDP grew by 0.7%... more

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The life of women and men in Europe

Explore our new digital publication "The life of women and men in Europe – a statistical portrait" which compares women and men in their daily lives through short texts, interactive visualisation tools and infographics; it is available in most of official EU languages.

Air transport in the EU

Do you know which airports in your country handle the most passengers and what the most popular destinations are? Find the answers with our interactive tool on air passenger transport in the European Union and EFTA countries in 2016.

Digital economy & society in the EU

Explore our new digital publication on the "Digital economy & society in the EU - A browse through our online world in figures" which presents easily understandable statistics on several ICT-related topics through texts, graphs, dynamic data visualisations and an animation.